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Accession_Number 26.2.71
Shape Phiale mesomphalos
Shape_description Rim sherd of Chian Simple Animal Style pottery phiale mesomphalos;
Material Terracotta
Fabric Chiot
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration whitish yellow slip; interior: reserved band at rim, glazed black below; dot frieze in added white between pairs of white lines; below, part of lotus bud in white and red; exterior: dot frieze (fired brown) at rim between narrow bands.
Inscriptions
Condition
Technique/Style painted, slipped; Simple Animal Style;
Provenance Naucratis (made in Chios)
Period Archaic
Date 570BC-560BC
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

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Front view of the interior of a fragment of a Chiot phiale mesomphalos.

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Front view of the exterior of a fragment of a Chiot phiale mesomphalos.

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Top view of the exterior of a fragment of a Chiot phiale mesomphalos.

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Top view of the interior of a fragment of a Chiot phiale mesomphalos.
Comparanda
Bibliography CVA Reading 1, p.38, pl. 23, no.13a-b; Lemos 1991 p.306, no.1228, pl.159; Villing et al 2013-2015 (ORC) GD.2026 phase 2;
Archive_Ref reference 1
reference 2
Beazley_DB
Height 2.90;
Diameters 22.00;
Handle_height
Other_dims. W:4.60; T:0.40;
Location Timeline 2 top
Edited_by Karen; Kinsey; Adel;
Date_edited 20.04.2004; 16.01.2006; 2019;
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